[ forwarded from http://bugs.debian.org/375519 ]
We get the following assembler error when compiling the application cln. The error goes away when you drop -fPIC or when you use gcc 3.4. Additionally, the error does not show up with older releases of binutils. While 2.16.91 20060413 produces the error, 2.16.91 20051117 works fine. I'm not sure if this is a bug in binutils but given that gcc 3.4 works I'm filing it as a gcc bug. Andreas, since you're also involved in binutils, I hope you know where to put the blame. ;-) crest% g++-4.1 -fPIC -DPIC -c cl_MI.ii crest% g++-4.1 -fPIC -DPIC -c -O2 cl_MI.ii cl_MI.o: No error /tmp/ccjCp4mS.s: Assembler messages: /tmp/ccjCp4mS.s:18716: FATAL: can't close cl_MI.o : No error crest% g++-4.0 -fPIC -DPIC -c -O2 cl_MI.ii cl_MI.o: No error /tmp/ccreQBwI.s: Assembler messages: /tmp/ccreQBwI.s:19590: FATAL: can't close cl_MI.o : No error crest% g++-3.4 -fPIC -DPIC -c -O2 cl_MI.ii crest% as --version GNU assembler 2.16.91 20060413 Debian GNU/Linux Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. -- Summary: [4.0/4.1/4.2 regression] assembler error "FATAL: can't close x.o" on m68k with new binutils Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: tbm at cyrius dot com GCC build triplet: m68k-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: m68k-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28183